Thursday, April 27, 2023

 James_Northcote
(1746 - 1831)
 

James Northcote RA was a British painter born in Plymouth, and was apprenticed to his father, Samuel Northcote, a watchmaker. In his spare time, he drew and painted. In 1769 he left his father's work and set up as a portrait painter. Four years later he went to London and was admitted as a pupil into the studio and house of Sir Joshua Reynolds. At the same time he attended the Royal Academy schools.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Northcote


The Entry of Richard and Bolingbroke into London
1793
oil on canvas.
303 x 394 cm.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum


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